The Sign: It was a sad day in Houston when Felix Mexican Restaurant shut its doors in Montrose. In 2008, the flagship spot, dubbed the "granddaddy of Houston Tex-Mex" by food writer Robb Walsh, closed after 60 years in business. Four years later, its iconic sign was sold in three separate pieces on eBay.

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